Netherlands Antilles Collection (page 6)

Blue tang shoal
Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) shoaling over a coral reef. This fish, also known as the blue surgeonfish, inhabits the tropical and subtropical coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Schoolmaster snapper hunting
Schoolmaster snappers (Lutjanus apodus) hunting for prey amongst coral rubble. Behind the snappers is a trevally (silver), while at lower left is a sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus) on a coral reef. This fish inhabits reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA, to Brazil

Blue tang surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus). School of blue tang surgeonfish swimming over a coral reef. This fish can grow up to 39 centimetres in length

Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus). This fish, a type of wrasse, inhabits the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from the southern USA to Brazil

Trumpetfish with a Spanish hogfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus, brown) following a Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus) as it hunts for food. The trumpetfish is waiting to pounce on any animal disturbed by the hogfishs

Mahogany snappers (Lutjanus mahogoni) sheltering amongst corals. This fish inhabits reefs in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina, USA, to Venezuela

Roughhead blenny in a brain coral
Roughhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera) peering from a hole in a brain coral. This small fish inhabits coral reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA

Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter). This fish inhabits reefs and coastal regions in the western Atlantic Ocean, from as far north as Canada to Brazil

Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), supermale. This species of parrotfish has two kinds of males, normal and supermale. The normal male looks like the female, and is a green-blue colour

Trumpetfish with a Stoplight parrotfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) shadowing a stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), supermale, in order to approach prey unseen

Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) sheltering in a crevice. This fish is nocturnal, and spends most of the day hiding in crevices and caves on coral reefs

Trumpetfish with a queen parrotfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) shadowing a queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), supermale, in order to approach prey unseen

Sergeant major fish guarding its eggs
Male sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding his egg patch (red). This fish is usually silver with black bars, but the colour of the male changes to this blue when it is guarding the eggs

Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) amongst corals. Despite its name this fish can vary widely in colour and pattern, and does not necessarily display white spots

Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus). This fish inhabits reefs and reef edges in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts, USA

Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus) swimming over a coral reef. This fish feeds on small invertebrates and can reach a length of around 20 centimetres

French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) shoaling in a coral reef. This fish inhabits reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, from South Carolina, USA, to Brazil

Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), supermale. This species of parrotfish has two kinds of males. One that begins life as a male

Creole wrasse at a cleaning station
Creole wrasse (Clepticus parrae) at a cleaning station. This fish inhabits the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA, to northern South America

Stoplight parrotfish supermale
Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) on a coral reef. The colouration of this fish indicates that it is a supermale. Females and immature males are brown, white and red (see image Z605/1420)

Coney grouper and eel
Coney grouper (Cephalopholis fulvus) following a sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps) as it rootles amongst sand and rocks for food. The grouper will take any small food item unearthed by the eel

Trumpetfish hunting for prey
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) hunting for prey amongst rocky crevices. This fish feeds on smaller fish and crustaceans, and can reach around a metre in length

Honeycomb cowfish (Lactophrys polygonia) swimming over corals. This fish inhabits reefs in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from as far north as New Jersey, USA, to Brazil

Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor). This fish inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. It feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae

Male sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding a females eggs. This fish is usually silver with black bars, but the colour of the male changes to blue when it is guarding the eggs

Stoplight parrotfish. Close-up of the head of a terminal phase stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride). This species of parrotfish may change gender as they mature

Dutch style buildings along the waterfront of the Punda central district, Willemstad, Curacao (Dutch Antilles), UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Malmok Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles

Divi Divi Tree, Eagle Beach, Aruba, Caribbean

The Dutch capital of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Elevated view over Great Bay and the Dutch capital of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Travelers palm, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Beach at Harbour Village Resort, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Kalki, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Landsailing in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Whathey Pier Cruise Ship Terminal, Philipsburg City, St. Maarten Island, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Chikitu Beach, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Grote Knip beach, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fort Beekenburg, Caracas Bay, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Central America

Exposed tree jutting from ancient coral ironshore overlooking very clear water bay, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
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Spotted Cleaner shrimp (Periclemenes yucatanicus) on anemone, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Caribbean
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Orange Ball Corallimorph (Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum), lime green with orange bubble tips, Bonaire
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Fusiliers (Caesio striatus), large school of fish, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
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Banco Industrial De Venezuela on Handelskade, Punda District, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Plaque by Frank Van der Loo in Otrobanda District, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

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